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Wang Anyi. Song of. verlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai. Trs. Michael Berry and Susan Chan Egan. New York: Columbia University Press, pp. ISBN: (paper); ISBN: (cloth). Wang Anyi is widely considered to occupy a prominent position among contemporary Chinese www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 9 mins. Get Books. The Song of Everlasting Sorrow follows the adventures of Wang Qiyao, a girl born of the crowded, labyrinthine alleys of Shanghai's working-class neighborhoods. Infatuated with the glitz and glamour of s Hollywood, Wang Qiyao seeks fame in the Miss Shanghai beauty pageant, and this fleeting moment of stardom becomes the. Wang Anyi attempts to encapsulate the essence of her metropolis amid decades of twentieth-century vicissitudes. The Song of Everlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai is unquestionably the most acclaimed novel by one of China's most well-known authors. Michael Berry's translation is executed with care and is true to the original style/5(22).

Wang Anyi. Published History. This essay is an allegorical reading of Shanghai futures through a fictive woman, Wang Qiyao, in Wang Anyi's novel, The Song of Everlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai (). The novel is about her life in China from the s to the s. Using Benjamin's critique of 19 century Paris in relation to. Set in post-World War II Shanghai, The Song of Everlasting Sorrow follows the adventures of Wang Qiyao, a girl born of the longtong, the crowded, labyrinthine alleys of Shanghai's working-class neighborhoods. Infatuated with the glitz and glamour of s Hollywood, Wang Qiyao seeks fame in the Miss Shanghai beauty pageant, and this fleeting moment of stardom becomes the pinnacle of her life. Translators' Notes and Acknowledgments -- The Song of Everlasting Sorrow -- Afterword, by Michael Berry "Set in post-World War II Shanghai, The Song of Everlasting Sorrow follows the adventures of Wang Qiyao, a girl born of the longtong, the crowded, labyrinthine alleys of Shanghai's working-class neighborhoods.

Set in post-World War II Shanghai, The Song of Everlasting Sorrow follows the adventures of Wang Qiyao, a girl born of the longtong, the crowded, labyrinthine alleys of Shanghai's working-class neighborhoods. Infatuated with the glitz and glamour of s Hollywood, Wang Qiyao seeks fame in the Miss Shanghai beauty pageant, and this fleeting moment of stardom becomes the pinnacle of her life. The Song of Everlasting Sorrow follows Wang Qiyao's life in Shanghai from her days as a young girl during World War II through the s. Reading it is like sitting at the shore and watching waves refract. Wang Qiyao's life is divi. This is an incredible novel, impressionistic and episodic. Get Books. The Song of Everlasting Sorrow follows the adventures of Wang Qiyao, a girl born of the crowded, labyrinthine alleys of Shanghai's working-class neighborhoods. Infatuated with the glitz and glamour of s Hollywood, Wang Qiyao seeks fame in the Miss Shanghai beauty pageant, and this fleeting moment of stardom becomes the.